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U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Afghanistan Stranded Families

World Jun 30

U.S. failed to plan for worst-case scenarios before Afghanistan withdrawal, review says

By Ali Rogin, Dan Sagalyn

Arts Dec 19

retrograde
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New film ‘Retrograde’ chronicles chaotic United States withdrawal from Afghanistan

It has been 16 months since the United States left Afghanistan in what a top U.S. military officer called a “strategic defeat.” The new film "Retrograde" documents the withdrawal, the Afghan forces left to fight on their own, and the…

By Nick Schifrin

World Aug 24

Evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport
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Afghans who fled their homes during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal reflect on the last year

The U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last August caused hundreds of thousands of Afghans to flee their homes. More than 76,000 of them were evacuated to the U.S., with most entering on humanitarian parole, allowing them to live…

By Nick Schifrin, Valerie Plesch, Enrique Huaiquil

World Aug 17

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U.S. allies in Afghanistan fear for their lives under Taliban rule

Hundreds of thousands of Afghans worked with the U.S. government and military, but most still remain in Afghanistan at risk of being persecuted by the Taliban. The U.S says many are trying to obtain special U.S. immigrant visas. Nick Schifrin…

By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda

World Aug 15

Women Protest For Freedom - Kabul
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Women, girls struggle for basic rights in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban takeover

It was a year ago on Monday that the Taliban completed its conquest of Afghanistan, capturing Kabul and sending the nation into yet another spiral of turmoil after the chaotic withdrawal of the U.S. and NATO allies. Now, one year…

By Jane Ferguson, Zeba Warsi

Aug 13

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One year after evacuating Afghanistan, teen refugee pursues musical dreams

By Student Reporting Labs

This month marks one year since the U.S. withdrawal of military forces from Afghanistan, leading to the evacuation of tens of thousands of Afghan nationals since last August. Now, one teen refugee is pursuing her musical dreams thanks to a…

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May 18

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Government watchdog report details Taliban’s rapid takeover in Afghanistan

Taliban fighters last year swept through Afghanistan and seized the capital in a matter of weeks. How they were able to do so and why the Afghan military collapsed so quickly has been debated ever since. A government watchdog on…

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May 09

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As crisis grips Afghanistan, the Taliban tighten their draconian rule

By Jane Ferguson

Nearly nine months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the economy is in freefall and about half the country is nearing acute food insecurity. But even with this widespread suffering, the Taliban on Sunday ordered all women be completely covered…

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